The Collection – University of Michigan Museum of Art

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, attended by Indra

100-399

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

stucco relief with traces of polychromy

Scene from the Life of the Buddha: Conception (architectural fragment)

2nd century - 3rd century

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

stone

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)

2nd century - 3rd century

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

stone

Lotus Relief, Fragment from the crosspiece of a stupa railing in Mathura

3rd century

Indian

red sandstone

Scene from the life of the Buddha: Buddha triumphs over the fire snake at the Fire Temple of Uruvilva Kasyapa (architectural fragment)

200-232

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

grey schist

Celebratory couple, fragment of railing from a Buddhist Stupa

2nd century - 3rd century

Indian

mottled red sandstone

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra (architectural fragment)

2nd century - 3rd century

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

black schist with light brown patina

Mandala of a Yabyum deity, housed in a chorten (stupa), surrounded by other deities and figures from the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon

early 18th century - mid 18th century

Nepali

ink, gouache and gold on cotton

Kadampa Stupa

13th century

Tibetan; Nepali

bronze with inlaid turquoise and coral

Stupa: Hyakuman tô (one of one million pagodas)

764-770

Japanese

carved wood with traces of gesso

Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)

2nd century - 3rd century

Indian

limestone

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas

618-907

Chinese

terracotta, molded

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas

11th century

Indian

black schist

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